The effect of herbs and their associated essential oils on performance, dietary digestibility and gut microflora in chickens from 7 to 28 days of age

British Poultry Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 496-506

  Cross, D E ^a   McDevitt, R M ^a   Hillman, K ^b   Acamovic, T ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Hillman Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL;

ACHILLEA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OREGANO; ROSEMARY; THYME;

ACHILLEA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIGESTION; FEMALE; INTESTINES; OILS, VOLATILE; ORIGANUM; ROSMARINUS; THYMUS PLANT;

ACHILLEA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; GALLUS GALLUS; ORIGANUM; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 34547935933     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660701463221     Document Type: Article

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